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Title: New Regulation Expected to Raise 401(k) Participation

Source: USA Today
Author: Kathy Chu
Date: 10/23/2007
Summary: "A final regulation to be issued by the Labor Department on Tuesday is expected to significantly boost employee participation in 401(k) retirement plans..
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Title: House Tackles 401(k) Fee Disclosure
Source: Los Angeles Times
Author: Jonathan Peterson
Date: 3/7/2007
Summary: "A House committee examines whether workers receive detailed information on charges to their accounts...
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Title: New Parents' Top 10 Money Mistakes
Source: MSN Money
Author: Karen Hube
Date: 11/1/2006
Summary: "A tiny new baby comes home with a mountain of money issues for its overjoyed, overtired parents. Here are the most common ways parents go wrong, and why these financial flubs can be so costly in the long term...
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Title: Retirement For The Not So Rich
Source: MSN Money
Author: Bankrate.com
Date: 9/5/2006
Summary: "As the baby-boomer generation reaches retirement age, many are facing the harsh reality of a less-than-cushy nest egg..
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Title: Why We do Such a Lousy Job with our 401(k)s
Source: MSNBC.com
Author: Roland Jones
Date: 6/20/2006
Summary: "Pending legislation would make it easier to automate retirement savings.
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Title: Test Your Knowledge on Retirement
Source: MSNBC.com
Author: MSNBC.com
Date: 6/19/2006
Summary: "Do you have what it takes to save and manage your retirement nest egg? Test your knowledge of ten key areas you'll need to know to meet your retirement goals..." Read more

Title: Study: 43% Won't Have Enough in Retirement
Source: CNNMoney.com
Author: Jeanne Sahadi
Date: 6/6/2006
Summary: "A new retirement risk index released Tuesday estimates that 43 percent of working-age households are not likely to have enough retirement income to replicate their current standard of living........"Read more

Title: One Earner, Two Retirements? Yikes!
Source: MSNMoney.com
Author: MP Dunleavey
Date: 6/4/2006
Summary: "A single breadwinner can fund retirement for two with careful planning and disciplined saving. Or you can save (and worry) like me........"Read more

Title: 4 Common Retirement Blind Spots
Source: MSNMoney.com
Author: MP Dunleavey
Date: 6/2/2006
Summary: "We kid ourselves that the Retirement Fairy will rescue us. But the truth is, we're on our own. Here’s how to break free of the myths......."Read more

Title: The Hidden Threats to Your Nest Egg
Source: MSNMoney.com
Author: Liz Pulliam Weston
Date: 5/27/2006
Summary: "You've heard the bad news about retirement: traditional pensions are disappearing and Social Security is headed for trouble......"Read more

Title: Retirees Flood Job Market to Make Ends Meet
Source: MSNMoney.com
Author: Ron Scherer, Christian Science Monitor
Date: 3/14/2006
Summary: "Over the last year, Americans over 55 have been hitting the market in force, nabbing positions once filled by immigrants and young, unskilled workers....."Read more

Title: 10 Retirement Planning Mistakes
Source: About.com
Author: Jenny McKinney
Date: 1/14/2006
Summary: "Just because you invest in a retirement plan doesn't mean you will be financially secure when you decide to retire..."Read more

Title: Young Employees Eschew Health Care, 401(k)s
Source: Workforce Management
Author: Jessica Marquez
Date: 9/6/2005
Summary: "As this year’s wave of college graduates joins the workforce, employers have to make a more concerted effort to teach them the importance of participating in their companies’ 401(k) and health care plans..."Read more

Title: Fidelity Survey Provides Real-Time Look at the Retirement Readiness of Today's Recent Retirees
Source: Fidelity.com
Author: Fidelity Investments
Date: 3/8/2005
Summary: "Although many recent retirees (66%) report that they are living the lifestyle that they had hoped in retirement, over half (57%) look back on the years before leaving the workplace and wish they had done more to prepare..."Read more

Title: How a Civil Servant Built a Fabulous Retirement
Source: MSN Money
Author: Philipp Harper
Date: 11/5/2003
Summary: "This government pensioner is living the life of Riley lovely vacations and leisure and satisfying work. How? By wisely arranging priorities and finances..."Read more

Title: Take More Risk For a Bigger Retirement Payoff
Source: MSN Money
Author: Charles Fishman
Date: N/A
Summary: "Many boomers will retire with more than $1 million in savings but believe it or not that may not be enough..."Read more

Title: Now You Can Build a Bigger Nest Egg
Source: CNN Money
Author: Karen Hube
Date: N/A
Summary: "Higher limits and other changes mean that you can tuck away a lot more money in 401(k)s and other tax-favored retirement plans..."Read more

Title: 5 Myths about Social Security
Source: MSN Money
Author: Liz Pulliam Weston
Date: N/A
Summary: "System reform is a hotbed of controversy. But to move ahead, we've got to identify the myths, toss them aside and refocus on realities ..."Read more

Title: Eight Reasons Why 401(k)s are a Smart Idea
Source: 401k.com
Author: N/A
Date: N/A
Summary: "There are many advantages to saving for retirement through your workplace retirement savings plan, including a potential match from your company..."Read more

 

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